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cannot access the computers in the same work group

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by noblevirk

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hi all

i find out my problem on one machine ie windows 2000 professional "computer browser service was disabled " i enable it and now i can see computers from both computers
i can see the contents of computer B from computer A but cannot access them it says me to enter the network password which i dont know, while the computerB can see that computer A is on the network but when i click it to aceess the shared resourse
it gives me a message that "no permissons to access the resource" .
now i want to ask u a question that is the network password is same for both computers or differen, i know this question is silly as i think that the network password is for one network, can both computers can change it if yes is there any way so that i can reset them or change them.

i apprerciate your help to resolve this headache

thank you

noble

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by bfilmfan

You will have to have local accounts on both systems. Workgroups do not share security credential information between themselves as happens in a domain.

Once the accounts are created on the local systems, you will have to grant the accounts rights on the local shares.

by raj_success2002

dear candidate
this creat when workgroup name is not same
if your system ping smoothly to each other problem
could be in your network id check this option right button my computer after that network id creat same workgroup your prblm would be solved..

by wdeklerk

If you have a local account on every PC, and they are not in a domain and the security of the share is set that u can access you will be able to. The local accounts do not have to have the same password as long as they have the same login name.

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